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Northampton Lumber Company Historic District

Coordinates: 37°28′22″N 75°51′32″W / 37.47278°N 75.85889°W / 37.47278; -75.85889
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Northampton Lumber Company Historic District
Front of the retail building
Northampton Lumber Company Historic District is located in Virginia
Northampton Lumber Company Historic District
Northampton Lumber Company Historic District is located in the United States
Northampton Lumber Company Historic District
LocationJunction of VA 912 & US 13, Nassawadox, Virginia
Coordinates37°28′22″N 75°51′32″W / 37.47278°N 75.85889°W / 37.47278; -75.85889
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1887 (1887)
NRHP reference No.08000480[1]
VLR No.267-5005
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 29, 2008
Designated VLRMarch 20, 2008[2]

Northampton Lumber Company Historic District is a historic saw mill and building supply store complex and national historic district located at Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia. The district encompasses seven contributing buildings and three contributing structures. They are the retail store (c. 1887), water tower (c. 1887), saw mill (c. 1887), potato shed, barn (c. 1912), 1940s shed, two lumber sheds, and two sets of New York, Pennsylvania, & Norfolk Railroad tracks. The Northampton Lumber Company has been an integral part of the history and livelihood of Nassawadox for over a century.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Sarah McPhail (August 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Northampton Lumber Company Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos